The Regional Virtual Campus Project or RVC is a collaborative effort among three rural school districts to serve the needs of the districts’ remote students and other students who choose to learn from home. The RVC is 100% full-time online-learning program designed to meet the needs of about 250 target students and promote learning without boundaries. Three distance education technologists, one from each district, have joined together to form a temporary special project team with the objective of making sound technology recommendations for the RVC based on the districts’ established technology requirements.
These requirements include technology tools to be used for the following purposes:
Communication tools
Asynchronous interaction
Synchronous interaction
Content manager
Multimedia add-ons
Student assessment and feedback
The RVC is funded by a federal Community Connect grant intended to use the Internet to improve educational access to remote communities. These grant monies have been allocated by the township to fund the RVC’s initial startups costs, including necessary technology and equipment, labor, and training, as well as two years’ operating expenses. The three districts plan to establish the RVC as invested members and later invite other school systems to join the Virtual Campus as paid affiliate members. The revenue from affiliate members will help fund the RVC. The grant funding for startup is limited and does not allow for the purchase or development of a learning management system; therefore, the project team plans to use a variety of technologies available at little to no cost to satisfy the districts’ technology requirements.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Mission of the K-12 Regional Virtual Campus is to provide learning opportunities for students who are unable to attend a physical classroom due to geographic distance, limited mobility, or other restrictions. We believe in “no boundaries,” and that all children should have access to education to empower them to achieve their dreams. It is our goal that no child shall be deprived the benefits of education and that no child shall be denied access due to race, sex, religion, nationality, or sexual orientation. Using technology, the K-12 Regional Virtual Campus provides various opportunities for student support and interaction and works in conjunction with area school districts to provide students and families with face-to-face support. The K-12 fully-accredited curriculum is designed to provide students with the best solution for success.
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The Regional Virtual Campus Project
The Regional Virtual Campus Project or RVC is a collaborative effort among three rural school districts to serve the needs of the districts’ remote students and other students who choose to learn from home. The RVC is 100% full-time online-learning program designed to meet the needs of about 250 target students and promote learning without boundaries. Three distance education technologists, one from each district, have joined together to form a temporary special project team with the objective of making sound technology recommendations for the RVC based on the districts’ established technology requirements.
These requirements include technology tools to be used for the following purposes:
The RVC is funded by a federal Community Connect grant intended to use the Internet to improve educational access to remote communities. These grant monies have been allocated by the township to fund the RVC’s initial startups costs, including necessary technology and equipment, labor, and training, as well as two years’ operating expenses. The three districts plan to establish the RVC as invested members and later invite other school systems to join the Virtual Campus as paid affiliate members. The revenue from affiliate members will help fund the RVC. The grant funding for startup is limited and does not allow for the purchase or development of a learning management system; therefore, the project team plans to use a variety of technologies available at little to no cost to satisfy the districts’ technology requirements.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Mission of the K-12 Regional Virtual Campus is to provide learning opportunities for students who are unable to attend a physical classroom due to geographic distance, limited mobility, or other restrictions. We believe in “no boundaries,” and that all children should have access to education to empower them to achieve their dreams. It is our goal that no child shall be deprived the benefits of education and that no child shall be denied access due to race, sex, religion, nationality, or sexual orientation. Using technology, the K-12 Regional Virtual Campus provides various opportunities for student support and interaction and works in conjunction with area school districts to provide students and families with face-to-face support. The K-12 fully-accredited curriculum is designed to provide students with the best solution for success.
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